Pentagon Papers

1. A classified study of the Vietnam War that was carried out by the Department of Defense . An official of the department, Daniel Ellsberg, gave copies of the study in 1971 to the New York Times and Washington Post . The Supreme Court upheld the right of the newspapers to publish the documents. In response, President Richard Nixon ordered some members of his staff, afterward called the “plumbers,” to stop such “leaks” of information. The “plumbers,” among other activities, broke into the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist, looking for damaging information on him.

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In the Pentagon Papers case, Ellsberg had a longstanding security-cleared gig at the Rand Corporation.

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Daniel Ellsberg, known for leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, was on hand to show support.

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Pentagon papers lawyer James Goodale has seen this before—in Richard Nixon.

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From the AP subpoena to the Pentagon Papers, Caitlin Dickson highlights five key cases of press intrusion.

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James Goodale defended the New York Times during the Pentagon Papers.

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